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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 97-35 - ANX Petition RequirementORDINANCE NO. 3 _ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, TO RESTORE THE ANNEXATION PETITION REQUIREMENT TO THE PUBLIC REVIEW FINAL PLAT PROCEDURES SECTION AND THE LEGAL PROPERTY STATUS REQUIREMENT TO THE DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FORMAT SECTION AND TO CORRECT MINOR TECHNICAL ERRORS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; INCLUDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, staff discovered that the requirement for an annexation petition for a public review final plat and the requirement for a copy of the deed or plat indicating the legal status of a property for a detailed development plan were inadvertently removed from the Subdivision Regulations when they were amended to change the procedures for platting and developing land; and WHEREAS, the restoration of these requirements will allow for the implementation of the Subdivision Regulations as intended ; and WHEREAS, other minor technical errors in the Subdivision Regulations were also discovered and have been corrected; and WHEREAS, this amendment is intended to restore the requirements which were inadvertently omitted and to correct the errors; and WHEREAS, the caption of this ordinance was printed in the Williamson County Sun on Wednesday August 6, 1997, in compliance with the City Charter of the City of Georgetown; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT. SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance implements: 1. Governmental Affairs End 6.1 which states "All citizens actively participate in governmental functions"; and SubRegs Restoring Requirements Ordinance No. • Page 1 of 3 2. Growth and Physical Development End 7.1 which states "The City's regulations implement the Policy Ends and provide the opportunity to seek change with reasonable effort and expense"; and further finds that the enactment of this ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan. SECTION 2. Section 24040 is amended to include the following in the list of application requirements to be submitted: "A letter petitioning for annexation, if applicable. The letter must contain a notarized signature of the property owner(s) and include a metes and bounds description of the property. " SECTION 3. Section 27030 is amended to include the following in the list of application requirements to be submitted: "Copy of deed or plat showing legal status of property. " SECTION 4. Various minor technical and typographical errors are hereby corrected. SECTION 5. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, and are no longer of any force and effect. SECTION 6. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. SECTION 7. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect in (10) ten days on and after publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown. SubRegs Restoring Requirements Ordinance No. Page 2 of 3 PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 12th day of August 1997. PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the 26th day of August, 1997. ATTEST: C4 A Sandra D. Lee City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: / n7 -f Marianne Landers Banks City Attorney SubRegs Restoring Requirements Ordinance No Page 3 of 3 THE C 7m VUL)